My Morning (data) Dump

I've had the TV on as video wallpaper this morning, and I heard that the animals in Iraq have struck again, beheading another human.

Sad to say, it's gotten to the point that the identity, nationality or reason for being in Iraq of these mutilated people no longer registers with me. Maybe that's the animal's point, but I doubt it.

These beheadings and car bombs are supposed to be showing the level of hatred that the World Islamic Community has for The Great Satan. If that is indeed the case, why haven't we heard of this happening in Oman? Saudi Arabia? Egypt?

Let's face it - in every country where we maintain an Embassy, we maintain a military presence, if only the Military Attache's office and the Marine Security Guards. Sure - in Saudi Arabia there was the Khobar Towers bombing and some random "drive-bys" - but what about Oman, where we maintain a strong military force?

Hell, even Afghanistan doesn't have these shit stains kidnapping people and mutilating them for the benefit of Al Jazeera. Just Iraq. How come?

Who told these bits of porcine fecal matter that they've hit upon a real winner there? What made them think (if that's possible) that showing their true colors being lower than whale shit would make us pack it up and go home with our tail between our legs?

Oh, right - it was President Clinton, wasn't it? After the incident "glorified" by Blackhawk Down where the body of an American serviceman was dragged through the streets of Ethiopia being mutilated by the cheering throng, if I remember right. That was also the moment of epiphany for Bin Laden - when he realized that he could piss and shit all over the U.S. without worrying about retribution.

Throughout the 90s, Clinton proved him right at every turn. Is Kerry going to get his chance to reinforce that message?